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NYC Council Passes Bill to Allow Noncitizen Voting, Legal Challenges Expected
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The New York City Council approved legislation to allow “legal noncitizens” the ability to vote. So reports NPR.
Read more...Dedman School of Law’s Jennifer Collins to Lead Tennessee Liberal Arts School
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Jennifer Collins, the dean of the Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University, will be the next president of Rhodes College in Tennessee. So reports The Dallas Morning News.
Read more...Social Media Influencer, Attorney Gets Bizarre Email from 'Entitled' Undergrad
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Cece Xie, an attorney in New York City with a pretty sizable social media following, took to the internet to share what she described as an “unhinged” email from a student who criticized her for not taking “10 minutes to speak with him about law school admissions.” So reports The New York Post.
Read more...Swift Unable to Shake Off Plagiarism Lawsuit
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Taylor Swift is heading to trial over plagiarism accusations regarding the lyrics to her hit song “Shake It Off.” So reports Buzzfeed.
Read more...SCOTUS Issues Split Decision in Texas Abortion Ban Case
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The Supreme Court chose not to overturn the controversial Texas law prohibiting abortions after six weeks of being pregnant. However, the justices did leave a path open for providers to challenge the new law. So reports CNN.
Read more...Long Island Lawyer Going to Jail for Scheme to Defraud Child Out of $2M Inheritance
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U.S. District Court Judge Joan Azrack sentenced attorney Vincent Trimarco Jr. to five years prison time for perpetrating a scheme to steal a child’s $2 million inheritance. So reports Newsday.
Read more...Meta Fires Back at FTC in 'Buy or Bury' Lawsuit
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Meta Platforms, the newly minted parent of Facebook, is again asking to have a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit against the company thrown out. So reports MarketWatch.
Read more...Group of Lawyers Backing Trump’s Electoral Claims Fined $175K
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A cohort of lawyers working with former President Donald Trump has been ordered to pay a combined $175,000 fine for their part in filing “bogus election fraud” lawsuits in the wake of the 2020 presidential election. So reports CNN.
Read more...ABA to Allow GRE to Be Used When Assessing Law School Candidates
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The American Bar Association’s Section on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar voted in favor of permitting law schools to use Graduate Record Examination scores in lieu of Law School Admission Test scores. So reports the ABA Journal.
Read more...SD Sheriff’s Dept. Facing Chokehold Lawsuit After Fallbrook Incident
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The estate of now-deceased Michael Keeler is suing the San Diego Sheriff’s Department after the man was allegedly placed in a chokehold outside his parents’ Fallbrook home in February of last year. So reports the San Diego Union-Tribune.
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